Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says world powers cannot use their nuclear weapons to bully other nations into giving up efforts to obtain peaceful nuclear energy. Read the full story

Former chief United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter joined Press TV in an interview to talk about Iraq’s situation before the US invasion of the Arab country in 2003. Read the full story

Brazilian officials have hinted that the US should accept Iran’s nuclear fuel swap declaration since it contained provisions suggested by US President Barack Obama. Read the full story

Major US firms are warning Congress against passing legislation to impose new sanctions against Iran, saying such sanctions will further damage the US economy. Read the full story

Western concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme have so far dominated the latest UN conference on the treaty aimed at stopping the spread and stockpiling of nuclear weapons. Read the full story

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is looking to turn the tables Monday on Western efforts to rein in his nuclear program, with a speech at a United Nations treaty conference which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called a bid to “divert” and “confuse.” Read the full story

Iran’s foreign minister warns the UN Security Council that penalizing a state “for a crime it has not committed” just to appease two powers will undermine the body’s status. Read the full story

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen has warned of “unintended consequences” of military action against Iran. Read the full story

Officials from the United States, France and Russia said Monday serious measures should be taken against Iran after the country informed the UN nuclear agency of its plans to enrich uranium to 20 percent purity for a medical research reactor in Tehran. Read the full story